I had to unsub because I have a job

[Rhus]

im getting tired of reading these posts, Square Enix is doing all they can with whats currently going on in the world. if you dont like it nobody is forcing you to play the game, could always i dont know play other games until this calms down in a month. ive managed to get reaper to 90 and fully geared with primal drops and everything so its not impossible

They did . That was the point of the op.

[Thoosa]

Ok so, if you work (like most people) and/or have limited gaming time and can only log in at peak hours (when everyone else who gets off work logs on) then it’s understandably very frustrating and it feels like you’re paying for a service you are not getting, so I don’t blame you for wanting to unsub at this point.

It’s understandable that the first few days of a new expansion has bad queues, but almost 2 weeks after? It seems like more action should be being taken at this point, rather than just hoping the queues will organically sort themselves out. But then again, is there really any pressure for them to do more?

[kejakalope]

It seems like more action should be being taken at this point, rather than just hoping the queues will organically sort themselves out. But then again, is there really any pressure for them to do more?

What action?

[Divinemights]

Ok so, if you work (like most people) and/or have limited gaming time and can only log in at peak hours (when everyone else who gets off work logs on) then it’s understandably very frustrating and it feels like you’re paying for a service you are not getting, so I don’t blame you for wanting to unsub at this point.
It’s understandable that the first few days of a new expansion has bad queues, but almost 2 weeks after? It seems like more action should be being taken at this point, rather than just hoping the queues will organically sort themselves out. But then again, is there really any pressure for them to do more?

This is not a normal and typical congestion due to new expansion we are seeing in the past.
This is congestion created by new expansion, WoW exodus and chip shortage caused by Covid 19
If US is not troubled by the division of vaccine, the situation of Covid 19 should be under control like China/S. Korea, and Japan (US is part of this semiconductor supply chain)
Too bad, 50% of US still refuse to take vaccine and travel restriction still goes on that deeply impacting this supply chain.

This is what I am doing during this period time as someone working 9 to 5.
Do all the chores and dinner with family but sleep early around 9 PM or 10 PM.
Setup que and go to sleep (que usually is around 3k around this time frame and less chance to encounter 2002)
Wake up at 12 AM and play to 3 AM then get more sleep and wake up for work.
I still manage to reach moon and lvl 86 at this point.
I know it is not ideal, but at least it is what you can do until que condition improved

Don't bother of demanding of SE to provide server out of no where, because realistically, they are in high demand by the market and SE is not the potential buyer

[Thoosa]

Optimising code (so they can run servers less hot and handle more connections), speeding up queue times, stabilising/reliability of the client so it stops doing 2002 errors. I can’t see any more maintenance time being scheduled in for more patching, etc.

[LianaThorne]

It's only gonna get slammed again when the new raid & savage shows up. Wouldn't expect to see a slowdown until people start getting their clears there in January/February.

[Jybril]

Did they mention when they'll try and help the queues? I really wouldn't like to "wait until it dies down" because it isn't lol.

[TristanX]

I got a job too. 8.30am-5.30pm on weekdays. I'm well prepared before EW launch. Past experience of xpac launches from great MMOs helps. On top of that, there are news about shortages and big jump on population for FF14. I got multiple plans to get into shorter queue. No issue for me since day 2. I've been using remote desktop or teamviewer to queue before coming back home and looks like it is enough.

[Abauge_Goga]

I got a job too. 8.30am-5.30pm on weekdays. I'm well prepared before EW launch. Past experience of xpac launches from great MMOs helps. On top of that, there are news about shortages and big jump on population for FF14. I got multiple plans to get into shorter queue. No issue for me since day 2. I've been using remote desktop or teamviewer to queue before coming back home and looks like it is enough.

I tried that too this week with Remote Play on PS4 but you still have to be able to jump on it every time it disconnects you so you don't lose your queue, and it still doesn't solve the problem you are waiting for 3 hrs+ to play a game for 1 hr before bedtime. Not giving up on this game, as i've been playing it since Beta, but most posts i see here reflect the player frustration i also feel.

It will level off eventually, but i think it will be March by the time that happens, and that is 3 months most players that only play during peak hours will never get back.

[Catwho]

If the OCE data center goes live in February as originally planned, that'll alleviate some of the pressure, but not much. Some AU players have said they play on NA and just deal with the awful pings.

It would at least give new players someplace to make characters, which many can't even do right now.